He was a philosopher with bigger influence then anyone in the 19th century. His views are still thought of as great. He has the best defense of empiricism. His idea's roots are based on John Locke, George Berkley, and David Hume.
Biography
John Stuart Mill was born on May 20 1806 in London, England.His dad was Scottish philosopher,historian,and economist James Mill, and his mom was Harriet Burrow.He was taught by his dad and with the assistance of Jeremy Bentham and Francis Place. He wasn't allowed to talk with kids his age except for his siblings.His day was already planned before he woke up. Unless you count fencing and dancing as social he wasn't very social. His dad wanted him to be a genius.
After a job in East India he became famous with his system of logic. At the age of 20 he had a nervous breakdown. Later, he co-wrote a few essays with his friend and wife Harriet Taylor. The best known ones are on liberty, utilitarianism, and the subjection of women. He served as a member of Parliament. He died on May 8 1873.
Major Works Utilitarianism and A System of Logic, Ratiocinate and Inductive are some of his major works. Some others are Principles of Political Economy,On Liberty, and The Subjection of Women.
Philosophy
Mill is an empiricist, his views aren't completely original they're borrowed from John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume. He showed what Berkeley thought, we don't really feel anything we just have sensations, and the problem is when we make sensations into an external world, is possible, but it needs a few things added to it. Mill said matter is a " permanent possibility of sensation." He thought thoughts could be things, but how things aren't thoughts wasn't made clear. He wondered how sensations came in different forms. So he thought that there were sensations happening at the same time, and with that there would be no need for an outer world. He even tried to see how we get the perception of space, he said that if we looked into the mind of a baby we could see how the idea was formed. When asked what the mind is he would say it's a combination of present and past sensations.
" Since the state must Necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to do the same for the poor who have offended is to give a premium on crime. "
" I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that it is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it. "
" One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests. "
Introduction
He was a philosopher with bigger influence then anyone in the 19th century. His views are still thought of as great. He has the best defense of empiricism. His idea's roots are based on John Locke, George Berkley, and David Hume.
Biography
John Stuart Mill was born on May 20 1806 in London, England.His dad was Scottish philosopher,historian,and economist James Mill, and his mom was Harriet Burrow.He was taught by his dad and with the assistance of Jeremy Bentham and Francis Place. He wasn't allowed to talk with kids his age except for his siblings.His day was already planned before he woke up. Unless you count fencing and dancing as social he wasn't very social. His dad wanted him to be a genius.
After a job in East India he became famous with his system of logic. At the age of 20 he had a nervous breakdown. Later, he co-wrote a few essays with his friend and wife Harriet Taylor. The best known ones are on liberty, utilitarianism, and the subjection of women. He served as a member of Parliament. He died on May 8 1873.
Major Works
Utilitarianism and A System of Logic, Ratiocinate and Inductive are some of his major works. Some others are Principles of Political Economy,On Liberty, and The Subjection of Women.
Philosophy
Mill is an empiricist, his views aren't completely original they're borrowed from John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume. He showed what Berkeley thought, we don't really feel anything we just have sensations, and the problem is when we make sensations into an external world, is possible, but it needs a few things added to it. Mill said matter is a " permanent possibility of sensation." He thought thoughts could be things, but how things aren't thoughts wasn't made clear. He wondered how sensations came in different forms. So he thought that there were sensations happening at the same time, and with that there would be no need for an outer world. He even tried to see how we get the perception of space, he said that if we looked into the mind of a baby we could see how the idea was formed. When asked what the mind is he would say it's a combination of present and past sensations.
Quotes
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